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What we measure, what we miss

May 10, 2026 1:16 am

If outcomes are to be meaningful, they must move beyond surface indicators to capture substantive freedoms: the ability to make choices without coercion, to access and control resources, and to act without fear of sanction.

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Gap between education and jobs for women in Delhi

April 12, 2026 7:10 am

Nearly three-quarters of educated, non-working women surveyed had never worked at all. This is not a story of women dropping out and struggling to return. It is about figuring out why educated women are not entering the workforce in the first place.

P T Usha writes | From the Olympics to Parliament: Women must lead India’s future

April 11, 2026 2:26 pm

Having had the honour of serving in the Rajya Sabha, I have seen firsthand how diverse perspectives strengthen debate and decision-making. The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam has been passed. What remains is the political will to implement it fully, faithfully, and without delay

Agency, autonomy, accessibility: The promise of nari shakti in Women’s Reservation Bill

April 09, 2026 6:57 pm

Women’s participation is not merely about representation; it is about transforming democratic institutions to make them more inclusive, equitable, just and responsive

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Science is about evidence. But whose evidence?

March 29, 2026 12:56 am

This is why conversations about gender in science cannot stop at representation. Numbers matter. Access matters. But a system can appear inclusive and still distribute credibility unevenly. It can admit diverse voices while continuing to weigh them differently.

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When empowerment stops at the dining table

February 15, 2026 4:39 pm

Our ask is that we should refuse to romanticise this improvement as ultimate liberation. Because empowerment that does not problematise who eats first is empowerment with strings attached.

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Admire the work, question the power

December 21, 2025 7:51 am

Young women entering science today are asking whether brilliance can be recognised without demanding silence in return. Because the quiet truth is this: the cost of excusing bad behaviour has been paid by those who left, those who endured, those whose careers stalled because someone else’s genius mattered more than their dignity.